Quick report
New snow was well bonded to crust but in varying depths, from a few inches to 3+ feet in drifts from west wind cross loading terrain features. Light intermittent snow through the morning with almost no wind and variable visibility. Top several inches ran loose on steep slopes with enough density to push you around if you don't stay in front of it. No cracking or evidence of slab formation in the drifts. Skiing quality way better than it was a few days ago!
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5
- Aspect
- N
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 5000 ft
Top 3-5" running loose on steep slopes, entraining more snow in the main gully and running to 1/2 full track length.